5 - Listening

1. Listen to these two conversations.

In the first conversation, who is talking to whom?
In the second conversation, who is talking to whom?

 

2. Listen again and answer these questions about the first conversation.

Which arguments does the man use to justify smoking?

1 The room was originally a smoking room. Yes No
2 Most people who work in the morning are smokers. Yes No
3 He only smokes a little. Yes No
4 The window is open. Yes No
5 He's not the first person to smoke there this morning. Yes No
6 There's nowhere else to smoke in the building. Yes No
7 It's raining outside. Yes No
8 The woman is normally never there in the morning. Yes No
9 The arguments about passive smoking may not be true. Yes No
10 Nobody agreed that the room would be a non-smoking room. Yes No

 

3. Which arguments does the woman use to justify NOT smoking?

1 It was voted that the room should be a non-smoking room. Yes No
2 She doesn't smoke. Yes No
3 Smoke gets in her eyes. Yes No
4 Passive smoking is bad for you. Yes No
5 Nobody else smokes in that room. Yes No
6 There are plenty of other places to smoke. Yes No
7 Smokers make the place untidy. Yes No
8 He can smoke outside when it's not raining. Yes No